Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-09-09
GENERAL NEWS.


Dies MONIES, Iowa Sept. 1.-The
Democratic State Convention was
called to order at IL o'clock. Senator
w. w. Dodge was selected Temporary
Chairman, and a committee on Per-
manent Organization was appointed
The convention then adjourned until
evening.
The platform adopted comments on
the fidelity of President Cleveland to
the obligation of his high trust and
congratulates the country on the eco
nomy and honesty of the Administra-
ton; cordially approves the public
land policy of the President; endorses
Civil Service as administered; favOrs
generous pensions for Union soldiers
and sailors asks for immediate revision
of the tariff laws to a revenue basis !;
oppose sumptuary legislation; favors a
repeal of the present prohibitory liquor
law and substitution of the local option
license law with a minium fee of $500.
1t demands the passage of law re-
stricting railroads to passenger rate
of two cents per mile and favors such
legislation as will grant employees of
corporations liberty to buy of whom
they please. The fourth clause of the
platform heartily approves the noble
and manly efforts of Gladstone, Parnell
and their associates in behalf of the
cause of representative government for
Ireland.
The following nominations were
made, after which the Convention adj
jOurned: For Governor, +. J. Anders-
on; Lieutenant-Governor, X. M. Ilder;
Supreme Judge, James f. Fogg; SUI.
perintendent of Public Instruction, II.
w. Sawyer.
Pacific Coast Shipbuiiding.
CHICAGO, August 26th.-United
States Senator Morgan of Alabama in
an interview here yesterday said,
among other things, that the building
of United States war ships on the Pa
cific Coast was giant stride in right
direction, and he predicted that Cal
ifornia would turn out vessel which
would be a credit to the naval arma-
ment of any nation. He said that he
was the author OF the bill which made
it compulsory to build one of these
vessels on the Pacific Coast, and was
satisfied that the movement was q
good one and in the right direction.
A Wheat Ship goes to the Bottom.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-The ship
Triumphant, bound from Liverpool to
New York, was abandoned on August
2Sth in latitude AZ degrees and IS
minutes and "a degrees and 35 min
utes longitude. The crew was saved.
She was built in 1874 at Quincy Point,
Massachusetts,, and her owners are
Thayer & Lincoln. She was surveyed
in this city in October, 1876. The
Triumphant last left this port for
Liverpool direct on January 18th,
laden with wheat.
Balloonist's Terrible Fall.
PRINCETON, Mo-, Sept. 1st.-At the
Mercer County Fair yesterday after
noon Randall Blakeslee, half-breed
Indian, made a balloon ascension,
hanging to the trapeze bar. In the
ascent the balloon shot up suddenly,
giving Blakslee a severe wrench, and
he was unable to hold himself up by
the loop, which he had drawn around
his wrist. After travelling about a
mile and half, reaching an altitude
of 1000 feet, the balloon began to de-
scend, but the poor fellows strength
gave out, and, when within 500 feet
of the earth, his grip relaxed and he
fell TO the ground, alighting on his
feet. His thighs were broken and
driven into the trunk of his body.